tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post2015532958762927228..comments2024-01-05T06:16:49.932+00:00Comments on Expat Mum: Fer crying out loud....poppet!Expat mumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-35655611748864089712008-03-31T16:40:00.000+01:002008-03-31T16:40:00.000+01:00I know the advert you describe, and yes, it is the...I know the advert you describe, and yes, it is the most irritating 30 seconds of the evening. <BR/><BR/>No-one rubs noses - you're right - and even if they did, no-one would rub noses with a child who had a brown chocolatey food-covered face.<BR/><BR/>I'm with you all the way.Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-42425996781255379422008-03-30T21:06:00.000+01:002008-03-30T21:06:00.000+01:00You can imagine what I'd say if someone messed up ...You can imagine what I'd say if someone messed up my white jeans - but it's probably unprintable!Swearing Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07277450057243928790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-46001720057352884692008-03-29T14:02:00.000+00:002008-03-29T14:02:00.000+00:00White -and just about any other color of the rainb...White -and just about any other color of the rainbow for that matter if I am wearing it -always manages to have on it somewhere, a bit of whatever I've had to eat. And it never fails but what if I have dark clothes on, I spill something light colored to make a stain; light colored clothes of course always attract things like really heavy-duty tomato based items or dark brown gravies, etc. You get the picture, I'm sure!Jenihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16425701332785470116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-79620502691562786502008-03-29T11:24:00.000+00:002008-03-29T11:24:00.000+00:00I popped over from David's to read your 'post of t...I popped over from David's to read your 'post of the day' and I'm glad I did. You are so right there's no way anyone with two brain cells to rub together would wear white round a kid, it's just a disaster waiting to happen! Great post, thanks for the laugh.Akelamaluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11234268568845148285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-57724731971571273572008-03-28T22:30:00.000+00:002008-03-28T22:30:00.000+00:00My sister duped me into buying white jeans in Gap ...My sister duped me into buying white jeans in Gap specifically because she thought they would shout 'Yummy Mummy' on me. I wore them to a family picnic. My son patted me on the knee to get my attention. He had just eaten a tandoori- flavoured chicken drumstick... <BR/><BR/>The jeans are now in the back of the wardrobe and my sister is banned from shopping trips.Nobby and Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05355848906407245700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-19735238279140214402008-03-28T17:52:00.000+00:002008-03-28T17:52:00.000+00:00ROFLOL white jeans...I don't even own a pair of wh...ROFLOL white jeans...I don't even own a pair of white jeans let alone wear them to prance around the house in...yeah advertising globally should follow Canada's standards and that's it!Brown English Muffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15881909686870701691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-64795377912537884792008-03-28T17:41:00.000+00:002008-03-28T17:41:00.000+00:00Great post .. perfect imagery .. and I will tell y...Great post .. perfect imagery .. and I will tell you what I'd say .. Expletive deletedDarylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08241795455748298624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-69829290613971557562008-03-28T14:34:00.000+00:002008-03-28T14:34:00.000+00:00Totally with you on this one! How come a chocolate...Totally with you on this one! How come a chocolatey kiss marks the jeans but the hands she presumably holds her mother's leg with are clean?<BR/><BR/>Not possible. (I haven't seen the ad so presume the hands touch the jeans).<BR/><BR/>Great post. Again!Cathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01247084030899971480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-76287130704277558872008-03-28T13:04:00.000+00:002008-03-28T13:04:00.000+00:00Hmm, white clothing? No I don't think I've heard ...Hmm, white clothing? No I don't think I've heard of it...grey maybe, or stained, but no. Nothing white since my first child was born 15 years ago.family affairshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17896692261265817869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-3469021482471571072008-03-28T02:05:00.000+00:002008-03-28T02:05:00.000+00:00Been there, done that!!!Just keep smiling ....Been there, done that!!!<BR/><BR/>Just keep smiling ....david mcmahonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18009095220051075552noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-18600969289181019232008-03-28T00:48:00.000+00:002008-03-28T00:48:00.000+00:00OH my I have just seen the ad....you make me laugh...OH my I have just seen the ad....you make me laugh!<BR/><BR/>DaffodillyDaffodillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02604680101891968889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-38324704117591931942008-03-27T22:38:00.000+00:002008-03-27T22:38:00.000+00:00What a sad advert! I would raise the roof if my wh...What a sad advert! I would raise the roof if my white jeans got a kid's sloppy kiss mark on them or any one's sloppy kiss for that matter. What the heck am I talking about ... white jeans for!Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183886005936250976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-64575729536369089382008-03-27T21:57:00.000+00:002008-03-27T21:57:00.000+00:00The sad thing is that I almost wrote "Eskimos" and...The sad thing is that I almost wrote "Eskimos" and then the American PC chip in my brain stopped me. I have been in this country too long. (And now I'm going to get deported when this is found by Dubya.)Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-69316259805148331702008-03-27T21:40:00.000+00:002008-03-27T21:40:00.000+00:00well I must say I'm a bit shocked by your hostilit...well I must say I'm a bit shocked by your hostility. I always wear white, I can't recall ever losing my temper, and rubbing noses is a well-known gesture of bonding and forgiveness (not to mention acceptance) originating from Eskimoland. (did i blow it by writing Eskimoland?)<BR/>PigxPig in the Kitchenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10631525119816074013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-21857006312164462008-03-27T21:21:00.000+00:002008-03-27T21:21:00.000+00:00Ahh, one of my pet peeves. Was totally shocked by ...Ahh, one of my pet peeves. Was totally shocked by the adverts here having lived in socialist Norway for so long. How come American men are never seen on TV cleaning the loo, washing the floor or removing grass stains from their trousers?<BR/>My female off-shore welding friends would be horrified!Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00085577423870971279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-89646147906605143312008-03-27T21:20:00.000+00:002008-03-27T21:20:00.000+00:00We have an ad here for sofas where the kids are bo...We have an ad here for sofas where the kids are bouncing madly on the new sofa and the parents come in, arms around each other and smile fondly at them. Why don't they roar and threaten to cut their legs off like normal people?<BR/>great post.Elizabeth Musgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09473705107636868753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-91192010369186406872008-03-27T21:01:00.000+00:002008-03-27T21:01:00.000+00:00Oh Boy, how we love those stereotypes. White jeans...Oh Boy, how we love those stereotypes. White jeans. Size zero Yummy Mummy. Darling little girl who is not inclined to drop or<BR/>smash anything, or damage herself. And an endlessly patient Mother. I bet the bloke who wrote that one has never spent a day at home with the kids. M :)A Mother's Place is in the Wronghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12383766405951386903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-62290686241255161052008-03-26T22:15:00.001+00:002008-03-26T22:15:00.001+00:00Well obviously, if it were me, I would have smiled...Well obviously, if it were me, I would have smiled gently, returned to my walk-in closet, pulled out another pair of white 7 for all mankind jeans in size 0, and got on with my day.<BR/><BR/>Right.Potty Mummyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04751869800592294891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-36457571019568493992008-03-26T22:15:00.000+00:002008-03-26T22:15:00.000+00:00i bet that tv kid can't push cheerios up her nose....i bet that tv kid can't push cheerios up her nose.<BR/><BR/>i think we should start a campaign for real family meal time - though somedays within 10 seconds round here it might look like an ad for the jerry springer show.Grithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14022216340604423686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-78919686616916696962008-03-26T21:40:00.000+00:002008-03-26T21:40:00.000+00:00I thought the same thing when I saw that ad - but ...I thought the same thing when I saw that ad - but I have to admit to wearing a lot of white (this is Southern California after all). <BR/><BR/>Bleach is my friend.AliBlahBlahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03335907266347761153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-74628456927371661822008-03-26T21:09:00.000+00:002008-03-26T21:09:00.000+00:00No. We're not puppies, or eskimos. Whoever dreamt ...No. We're not puppies, or eskimos. Whoever dreamt up that ad concept is probably the type of bloke who gives his wife/mother/girlfriend a new hoover or ironing board for Christmas.Gone Back Southhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01391620186388562057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-24710500824352041162008-03-26T19:41:00.000+00:002008-03-26T19:41:00.000+00:00Ha - just read the relevant post on your blog. Ver...Ha - just read the relevant post on your blog. Very funny. <BR/>I found another "potential" piece of idiocy for my next post. I'm just trying to get a specific link to work, but it's one of those "There's one born every minute" stories.Expat mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17798190669591053390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4327382592404863779.post-12119356299707996552008-03-26T16:26:00.000+00:002008-03-26T16:26:00.000+00:00Yep, this would probably make it onto my list of a...Yep, this would probably make it onto my list of all time annoying adverts (see blog posts of past).<BR/><BR/>Who wears white jeans who isn't stuck in an 80s time warp?nuttycowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10404690160646306404noreply@blogger.com